The inclusion of Unitas is based on research and reputation, so I'll accept disagreement with that pick, though in my estimation, he should be included despite being an old school QB. I know Rodgers is young, but I feel he is good enough to include on this list.

The inclusion of Unitas is based on research and reputation, so I'll accept disagreement with that pick, though in my estimation, he should be included despite being an old school QB. I know Rodgers is young, but I feel he is good enough to include on this list.

Can't argue with any of that really, but Favres gotta be in the top ten! Love watching the Unitas highlights.

The inclusion of Unitas is based on research and reputation, so I'll accept disagreement with that pick, though in my estimation, he should be included despite being an old school QB. I know Rodgers is young, but I feel he is good enough to include on this list.

Can't argue with any of that really, but Favres gotta be in the top ten! Love watching the Unitas highlights.

Sorry - that was honestly a brain cramp and not to do with our discussion.

I won't try to rank 10 because I think it's all but impossible to compare a 70s QB to 2012 QB. The rules are so different that the numbers just aren't comparable. From memory, by decade, of players I saw play(I'm sure I'll forget someone in every group or put a guy in the wrong decade):

1) I know I'll get **** for putting Young up there. But he was the best QB of the 90s. Period. Look up the stats. And he won 2 Super Bowls. It's hard to do, but if you separate him from Montana, imagine him on another team, and everyone thinks he's top 5. Young also had Favre/Packers and Aikman/Cowboys to deal with, better quality teams that I'd argue Montana didn't have to deal with. Just my opinion.

2) I'm going to take back my Kelly-hate somewhat. I tried to do an honest ranking here, and found I was ranking Kelly somewhere between 12-14, so close to top 10. But he's not near Marino, in my opinion.

3) I think Rodgers will be on this list within a few years. He needs more experience, though, so I didn't rank him.

Something else I also noticed - in the 20 minutes of research I did trying to rank these guys, Ken Anderson came up a few times. He might be the most underrated QB of all time. Nobody says **** about him but he played very well over an extended period of time.

That's how I feel about Tarkenton. Dude threw for 47000 yard and ran for 3000 more. He played in an era where the INT wasn't the death of a QB and, when completion percentage took on more importance, he increased his accuracy. He averaged 20 passing, 2 rushing TD on his career and, if I'm not mistaken, lost 3-4 Super Bowls. Put a couple of SB wins in there and he gets a lot more all-time love.